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Dear friends,

Here is a news item I came across today at

http://headlines.sify.com/981news1.html?headline=Woman~'marries'~idol~of~Lord~Krishna

Very, very interesting!

Regards,
dAsan,
Sudarshan


WOMAN MARRIES IDOL OF LORD KRISHNA
By Sanjay Sharma in Bhopal

Premlata, a 23-year-old woman of Jalaun district of Uttar Pradesh
"married" an idol of Lord Krishna. 

Premlata, who wanted to follow the footsteps of Mirabai who is said
to have devoted her life to Lord Krishna, had been insisting on
marrying Lord Krishna for the past two months. 

But the district administration had asked the police to foil any such
attempt, fearing it would create a controversy. 

But she and her parents, Shaligram Shastri and Laxmi Tripathi,
crossed over to Uttar Pradesh. They stayed at a dharam-sala till the
Madhya Pradesh police believed she had given up the marriage idea. 

Premlata finally had her way when she "married" an idol of Lord
Krishna in the Sati Anusuiya Ashram in Chitrakoot district of Madhya
Pradesh last week. 

Premlata and her parents convinced a local priest who solemnised the
unique marriage according to Hindu rituals. 

In modern times, it may seem strange that a woman should regard a god
as her husband. But it is not a new thing in the Bhakti cult. 

The intense relation between a human and a god is called 'Madhurya
Bhava', is considered the highest form of devotion. 

The devotee is the wife who serves her "husband" in several roles.
And the case of Mirabai who devoted her entire life to Lord Krishna
has been a living example of such a devotion. 



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